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I agree with most people about the positions we need to strengthen but I also believe you have to take good players whenever they are available. With that in mind I hope the club is throwing its hat in the ring for Goretzka and Malcolm.

Our problem of course is that we’ve manoeuvred ourselves into a place where good players have little or no interest in joining Chelsea. Goretzka is a tremendous footballer, and therefore unfortunately an impossible target. Malcolm’s reputation might not yet be as firmly established so let’s go all in before he too moves beyond our reach. (Assuming he hasn’t already that is.)

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I agree with most people about the positions we need to strengthen but I also believe you have to take good players whenever they are available. With that in mind I hope the club is throwing its hat in the ring for Goretzka and Malcolm.

Our problem of course is that we’ve manoeuvred ourselves into a place where good players have little or no interest in joining Chelsea. Goretzka is a tremendous footballer, and therefore unfortunately an impossible target. Malcolm’s reputation might not yet be as firmly established so let’s go all in before he too moves beyond our reach. (Assuming he hasn’t already that is.)

Eh? Why would they have no interest in joining us over any other top club?

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Eh? Why would they have no interest in joining us over any other top club?

Well you've heard of, or read about, the same events in previous transfer windows, as I have. If you have a different interpretation those situations, that's fair enough but my opinion is firmly as I stated.

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Well you've heard of, or read about, the same events in previous transfer windows, as I have. If you have a different interpretation those situations, that's fair enough but my opinion is firmly as I stated.

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Three main categories into which more than a few Chelsea transfer targets fit. These examples are by no means a complete list: -

Players who would be tempted by our status and financial power, but who are simply not excited enough about joining us to kick up enough of a stink to force a move. Luca Modric, John Stones, Kalidou Koulibali, Sandro, Bonouci, Vidal, Naingolan.

Players who string Chelsea along, not in an effort to find a good agreement with The Blues, but simply as a bargaining tool in their contract negotiations with other clubs. Too many to mention.

Players who outright state, boast indeed, that they turned Chelsea down. Neymar, Ousmane Dembele, now of Barcaloana (in 2015), Danilo claimed he chose City despite Chelsea offering him more money, Mendy told Monaco he would not move to Chelsea but that he could not resist City. Kyle Walker, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Van Djik reportedly wants Liverpool not Chelsea, an agent in the press last week says, as others have before, that he advises his players not to join Chelsea, even Guardiola rejected us multiple times.

People reading this can certainly remember other names, probably many other names, who fit on this list.

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Three main categories into which more than a few Chelsea transfer targets fit. These examples are by no means a complete list: -

Players who would be tempted by our status and financial power, but who are simply not excited enough about joining us to kick up enough of a stink to force a move. Luca Modric, John Stones, Kalidou Koulibali, Sandro, Bonouci, Vidal, Naingolan.

Players who string Chelsea along, not in an effort to find a good agreement with The Blues, but simply as a bargaining tool in their contract negotiations with other clubs. Too many to mention.

Players who outright state, boast indeed, that they turned Chelsea down. Neymar, Ousmane Dembele, now of Barcaloana (in 2015), Danilo claimed he chose City despite Chelsea offering him more money, Mendy told Monaco he would not move to Chelsea but that he could not resist City. Kyle Walker, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Van Djik reportedly wants Liverpool not Chelsea, an agent in the press last week says, as others have before, that he advises his players not to join Chelsea, even Guardiola rejected us multiple times.

People reading this can certainly remember other names, probably many other names, who fit on this list.

That still doesn't tell me why they have no interest in joining us but yea all of the above are true and actually happened. I think the first two happen to a lot of clubs we just dont notice it because we're not tuned in to all of the transfer rumblings at Inter or Dortmund.

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Since Bentake was mentioned as a possibility for us, I'm going to say Rondon from WBA wouldn't be a bad choice, if we are considering Bentake. Hopefully we aren't on for another central defender, unless Conte finds a formation to play 5 of them at once.

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Since Bentake was mentioned as a possibility for us, I'm going to say Rondon from WBA wouldn't be a bad choice, if we are considering Bentake. Hopefully we aren't on for another central defender, unless Conte finds a formation to play 5 of them at once.

Blimey, Bentake has gone well off the boil but even he looks prolific when compared to Rondon!

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We want to be one of the best teams in the world. Players like Benteke, Rondon, Austin, etc... are bottom half of the table strikers. If we want to be up there with Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern, PSG, City, etc... we should be aiming much higher.

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We want to be one of the best teams in the world. Players like Benteke, Rondon, Austin, etc... are bottom half of the table strikers. If we want to be up there with Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern, PSG, City, etc... we should be aiming much higher.

Zeta, I don't think you can keep those players happy on the bench, didn't Morata say some thing like he considered Tottenham yet they had Harry Kane.